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Love this one, I’ve listened to it a few times since it aired and it’s like a security blanket for me. Maria’s top-notch, with the insight into her mental situation (which a lot of us can relate too), the voice modulations and then the joke about soldiers suicide, where the punchline felt like a real punch: “Oh I thought it was funny because obviously nobody’s taking it seriously!”

This is by fay one of the more serious honest episodes you’ve done. While the humor was their it was great that you two were able to actually talk about her issues with depression and suicide. Sometimes people are afraid of talking about it because they have know idea how to treat each other during the discussion. People need to hear to understand.

Maria is an amazing person and comic.
I like to believe that I’ve seen enough stand up in my lifetime to say with authority that Maria Bamford is not only one of the most important comics in the world, she just might be the best.
You are truly an inspiration and you know the funny like few do.
Lovefest over.
Now make me some dinner woman!
(I had to do that!)

Maria Bamford? Hell yeah I’d Hit That*!! (*and by “Hit That”, I mean I would enjoy having passionate, mutually satisfying sex with her, not that I’d desire in any way to do anything physically, mentally, or emotionally harmful) She’s amazing!

What Maria says is so true of all metal illnesses!
People who don’t suffer from one do not understand that you can’t just “snap out of it”

Aww bless her <3

I suffer from anxiety, I can take a deep breath tell myself what I am thinking is utter nonsense, I can know in my head for a fact that my brain is lying to me but I can't convince my emotions to comply with that logic.

It never ends, ever, same for depression but you can learn to deal with it better so it becomes less taxing, less exhausting to keep up all the time.

Maria, you’re the best. I can relate to your issues and I’m so proud of you for doing what you needed to do to be safe. As someone who tries to be an artist balancing my own mind with my art, this was inspiring.